#levar burton

[cosmicretreat]

PBS was founded on November 3, 1969.

[thechanelmuse]

I was today years old. That is disgusting.

No Child Left Behind is one of the worst things to ever be incentivized in schools. It was signed into law when I was 14. Reading Rainbow was my show as a kid. LeVar Burton played a big part in why I became an avid reader to date. The joy of it. It's an adventure around the globe and through different time periods without stepping on a plane or time machine.

Children parrot behavior. In grade school, I always wanted to read the same amount of books as my teachers (50 books) and managed to double that each year. Before No Child Left Behind, book fairs and Scholastic catalogs were a serious matter like your grandma's Fingerhut catalogs. Libraries were (and still are) a wonderland.

Reading comprehension and proficiency in schools has been declining for decades. A crisis. The joy of books isn't pushed anymore and I'm always saddened by it. It's one of the reasons why I post my book reviews and recommendations on here, as well as posts from others to encourage reading and (novel) writing. Kids will parrot your behavior while the education system sadly fails to return as that example.

[lurker-no-more]

Gonna be singing this (and this) all night.

[macmanx]

"I believe that humanity is meant to thrive and flourish, and that doesn't happen without context. And the arts and the humanities? They are our vessel for context." - LeVar Burton

LeVar Burton

[allmyandroids]

here he comes

[evviejo]

STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - S7E9 Force of Nature

[allonsybadwolf]

Star Trek TNG | 2.14 The Icarus Factor

[ddesole]

While we're waiting to rendezvous with the Victory, we have time for me to be Watson. More properly, your Watson. My Watson? Well, I've just shown you one of my dreams. Now let's go and share in one of yours. Ah, yes. That does seem only fair.

Star Trek: The Next Generation 2.03 "Elementary, Dear Data"